Odds are they would have to play at the Pond. Staples Center is just too busy, what with the Clippers, Lakers, Kings, Avengers (AFL), concerts TBA, and the one weekend they're all out of town, the Pac-10 Tournament. You couldn't find 8 open dates. Or, if you did, they'd all be at, like, 12:00 Sunday afternoon, when even the Clips (who are by far the better team this year) have about 5,000 empty seats. The Pond only has the Ducks to juggle, and are still desperate for dates when they can actually be open. A team based in Anaheim can succeed. The trick is in getting an owner who will do some actual marketing (Read: Arte Moreno!)

Odds are they would have to play at the Pond. Staples Center is just too busy, what with the Clippers, Lakers, Kings, Avengers (AFL), concerts TBA, and the one weekend they're all out of town, the Pac-10 Tournament. You couldn't find 8 open dates. Or, if you did, they'd all be at, like, 12:00 Sunday afternoon, when even the Clips (who are by far the better team this year) have about 5,000 empty seats. The Pond only has the Ducks to juggle, and are still desperate for dates when they can actually be open. A team based in Anaheim can succeed. The trick is in getting an owner who will do some actual marketing (Read: Arte Moreno!)

It's not going to happen this year. Chicago is getting a team and maybe New York (if they can get their act together on an ownership group while also settling the MSG/Nassau debate). We also need to get an ownership group together here, but the Pond may well step into that role themselves. Still, we're looking at 2007-08 at the earliest.

A team based in Anaheim can succeed. The trick is in getting an owner who will do some actual marketing (Read: Arte Moreno!)

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Yeah, I think the problem was with the Anaheim Storm is that they didn't play so well and that they had a low attendance which was the reason why the franchise suspensed operations. But I think a team in Los Angeles/Anaheim can succeed they just need a good owner and good players.

I was in LA over Christmas and had the opportunity of seeing the Pond-extremely nice arena! One question (albeit slightly off-topic). How many other activities besides the (formerly Mighty) Ducks take place there? Wouldn't the Clippers be better off with their own facility (with apologies to Billy Crystal)?

I agree that it would be great to see a team back in So. Cal.-the Storm was finally starting to look decent.

There isn't any other sports teams that play at Arrowhead Pond Arena (well now the name is going to changed to the Honda Center, but I like Arrowhead Pond Arena as a name than Honda Center) right now. The Los Angeles Clippers use to play in the Pond but now they share the Staples Center with the Los Angeles Lakers.